Subject: Ed Hudson's river party leaving Lees Ferry in the Esmeralda II. Left to right on boat: Bestor Robinson, Ed Hudson Jr., Wilson Ayler, Ed Hudson Sr., and Otis Marston. The party reached Pearce Ferry at the head of Lake Mead on June 17, after successfully running all rapids in the Grand Canyon.

Date: ca. 1949

Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 1873).